is a seasonal railway station on the
Gala-Yuzawa Line in the town of
Yuzawa, Niigata
is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,926, and a population density of 22.2 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . The town is famous for its hot springs.
Geography
Yuzawa is lo ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...
(JR East).
Lines
The station is served by the
Gala-Yuzawa Line from
Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and forms the only station on this 1.8 km branch line. Services are classed as "
Limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.
Japan
The term "limited express" is a common ...
", although they are actually extensions of
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The is a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Despite its name, the line does not pass through the city of Joetsu or the hist ...
''
Tanigawa'' services. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until early May.
Layout
The station consists of an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
serving two tracks.
The station has a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
File:Gala Yuzawa Station ticket barriers 20150125.JPG, The ticket barriers, January 2015
File:Gala-yuzawa-Station-Platform.jpg, The station platforms, March 2010
History
The station opened on 20 December 1990.
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Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
JR East station information
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort website
{{Joetsu Shinkansen
Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990
Yuzawa, Niigata